Mumbai: 2 held for demanding Rs 2 lakh, 2 sarees as bribe

An official in the cooperative societies department was held along with one more person on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh and two sarees, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.

The Class I official, identified as Bharat Kakad working in the office of the deputy registrar of cooperative societies, and Sachin Kakad were held for demanding a bribe from a man who wanted to use the sinking fund of his building to repair it.

The two were caught in a trap laid by the ACB on Monday while accepting Rs 2 lakh and two sarees, the official said. 

(IMAGE CREDITS: PTI)